💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Putback"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| reboundnoun | (basketball) An instance of catching the ball after it has hit the rim or backboard without a basket being scored, generally credited to a particular player. |
| bouncebacknoun | An economic recovery. |
| reboundernoun | (basketball) A player who rebounds. |
| kickoutnoun | (soccer) A kick made by the goalkeeper from the goal area. |
| boardnoun | A relatively long, wide and thin piece of any material, usually wood or similar, often for use in construction or furniture-making. |
| bounce backverb | (idiomatic, intransitive) To recover from a negative situation without seemingly any damage. |
| reverse layupnoun | (basketball) A running in which the shooter dives under the basket and shoots the ball straight away from the basket. |
| fast breaknoun | (basketball) An offensive play in which a team, having won possession of the ball, moves the ball downcourt as quickly as possible, attempting to get an easy shot before the defense can set up. |
| reverse dunknoun | (basketball) A dunk in which the player's back is to the basket when the ball is dunked. |
| bank shotnoun | (basketball) A shot in which the basketball glances off the backboard before reaching the basket. |
| backscreennoun | A screen that is placed behind something (such as a projector) |
| runbacknoun | (American football) The act of returning a kicked ball, such as from a punt or kickoff |
| boardsmannoun | A surfer. |
| kickbacknoun | (countable, informal) A covert, often illegal, payment in return for a favor consisting of providing an opportunity of chargeable transaction; especially, a kind of quid pro quo in which if you (an insider) secretly help me (an outsider) win the bid for the contract then I will secretly send you a portion of the contract value; thus, a kind of bribe. |
| fastbreaknoun | Alternative form of fast break. [(basketball) An offensive play in which a team, having won possession of the ball, moves the ball downcourt as quickly as possible, attempting to get an easy shot before the defense can set up.] |
| bound | Ready to start or go (to); moving in the direction (of). |
| post-upnoun | (basketball) The process of posting up. |
| bouncebackabilitynoun | (informal, often sports) The ability to bounce back or recover from bad circumstances. |
| return ballnoun | (sports) A pass back to the initial passer |
| backcourtmatenoun | (basketball, rare) A fellow teammate on the backcourt. |
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